Criminal Justice

The program, currently in 20 states, is looking to expand to Pennsylvania.

When moms are imprisoned, it hurts families, neighborhoods and communities, legislator says.

The 280-page bipartisan effort, “Report on Capital Punishment in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” examined 17 aspects of the system, and proposed a series of reforms

State Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, is pushing to end the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases and give victims abused long ago another chance to file a claim.

Elizabeth Geyer has been talking herself hoarse trying to change Pennsylvania’s criminal justice laws. She says a bill stalled i ...

A bill making its way through the Pa. legislature has split a community brought together by a common diagnosis, and it could be the next front in the abortion debate.

Pennsylvania’s state police force is reviewing its interactions with the federal immigration and customs enforcement, in the wake of ...

Report says Pennsylvania State Police standards for internal investigations of trooper-involved shootings are inconsistent and cause public distrust.

Citing case of Texas shooter who killed 26, Philly joins New York and San Francisco in suing U.S. Department of Defense to prevent violent criminals from getting firearms.

The state says conditions for mentally ill inmates are improving, but challenges remain.

State Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) confessed that he was one of the was one of those lawmakers who sponsored tough-on-crime laws in the mid-1990’s.

When a Pennsylvania State Police officer is involved in a shooting, the agency investigates the matter internally, but that approach is currently being challenged.

A new report on death penalty cases in Pennsylvania shows a strong tie between how a case proceeds through the justice system and who a defendant relies on for legal counsel.

In 2016, African-Americans were eight times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana than their white counterparts, despite using the drug at similar rates.

The capital city joins a small group of Pennsylvania municipalities that have tested or permanently integrated the equipment. ...